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UNITED STATES HENRY s. LANsDiELL,

.PATENT OFFICE.

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN PUMPS FOR RAILROAD-STATIONS- To all whom it may concern:v

Be it known that I, HENRY S. LANSDELL, di' the city, county, and Stateot' New York, have invented a new and Improved Railroad Water-Station;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereowhich will enable those skilled in the art to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, 4formingpart of this specification, in which- Figure l represents a plan or topView ot this invention, showing its operation. Fig. 2 is a frontelevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical central section of the same.Figs. 4 and 5 are elevations of the same in a larger scale than theprevious figures.

Similar letters of reference in the several views indicate correspondingparts.

This invention relates to a water-station for railroads in which thesteam from the locomotive-boiler itself is employed for the purpose ofsupplying the tender with water. This purpose is effected by means of asteampump of thatv construction on which a patenthas been granted to meJanuary 5, 1864, or of any other suitable construction, the steam fromthe locomotive-boiler being conducted to said steam-pump through asuitable hose of l india-rubber or other suitable material which can beconnected or disconnected at a moments notice.

The pump may be placed between two adjoining tracks at or near astation, and the steam-pipe, as well as the ascension-pipe, is suspendedfrom a revolving adjustable head, so that the steam-pipe can be made topoint in either direction, and the spout is arranged so that it is freeto swivel on the end of the ascension-pipe, and that it can be turned ineither direction, according to the position ot' the tender.

A represents a water-station of a railroad. The water from the well iselevated by the action of steam which is injectedthrough the pipe a.This pipe descends into the well and connects with a nozzle, b, which isturned up and stands opposite to the mouth of the ascension-pipe el. Thewater which rises by the action of the steam in the ascension-pipedischarges through the spout e.

The steam-pipe et and the ascension-pipe d.

are inclosed in a hollow column, f, and they are suspended from the headg of said column, said head being so arranged that it can be turned ineither direction. The operation of turning said head is effected by alever, h, which also serves to lock the head in the desired position bydroppinginto suitable notches in the top edge of the column.

By turning the heady the end of the steampipe a can be made to point ineither direction, as shown in Fig. l of the drawings, so that the samecan be readily connected with the locomotive-boiler, from which thesteam is to be taken to obtain the requisite supply of water.

The spout e, through which the water discharges into the tender, issecured to the upper end of the ascension-pipe, so that .it can be madeto swivel in either direction, and in order to steady it in its positionit is made to pass out through a globe, t', which is fitted to the uppersurface of' the head g of the column f, so that it can revolveindependent of the same. By this arrangement I am enabled to adjust thesteam-pipe and the spout of the asccnsion-pipe readily to suit thedirection in which the locomotive approaches. For instance, if thelocomotive approaches in the direction of arrow 1, Fig. l, thesteam-pipe and the spout ot' the ascension-pipe are brought in theposition shown in black outlines in Fig. l. The steam-pipe is connectedto the boiler of the locomotive by a suitable hose of india-rubber orother flexible material, and the tender is supplied with water bytheaction of steam taken from the locomotive-boiler itself.

It' the locomotive approaches the water-station in the direction'ofarrow 2, Fig. 1, the steam-pipe and the spout ot' the water-pipe areturned to the position shown in red outlines in Fig. l, and theconnection between the locomotive-boiler and steam-pump can now beeffected in the same manner as above described.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The swivel-head g, in combination with the steam-pipe a andascension-pipe d, constructed and operatiugubstautiaily as and with theswivel-spout: e, ascension-pipe c, and for the purpose seb fort-h.steam-pipe a, constructed and operating sub- 2. The swivel-spout e, incombination with I stantia'lly as and for the purpose set forth. theascension-pipe d and steam-pipe 4a, con- HENRY S. LAN SDELL. structedand operating substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. The supporting-globe i, Ain combination Witnesses:

M. M. LIVINGSTON, g C. L. TOPLIFF.

